Gold Coast axes five players, including Matthew Warnock

The contraction of Gold Coast's list is almost complete, with the Suns cutting a further five players on Tuesday, including former Demon Matthew Warnock.

Gold Coast entered the AFL in 2011 with an inflated list of 48 players, needing to slowly whittle its way to a standard 38.

Matthew Warnock (right) is one of five delistings at Gold Coast.

Photo: Sebastian Costanzo

The Suns said on Tuesday that senior-listed players Warnock, Jackson Allen, Jack Hutchins and Jeremy Taylor had been axed, along with rookie Leigh Osborne.

Only Warnock (six games) and Hutchins (three games) had played in the AFL in 2014.

The Suns have now removed nine players from their list at the start of the year, with Nathan Bock and Tom Murphy having retired, Karmichael Hunt left for rugby, and Campbell Brown sacked last year after his Los Angeles misadventure.

"On behalf of everyone involved with the Gold Coast Suns, we want to commend the players for the contributions they have made to the club. We wish them every success and all the very best for the future," the club's football manager Marcus Ashcroft said.

Despite a decade in the AFL, Warnock played just 87 games, and featured in only 19 winning teams.